Doherty's first team beat some people they weren't supposed to- here, top-ranked Connecticut.

time in Guthridge's three years as headcoach. "That felt great because of all thethings people said about us," admittedforward Jason CapeLThis season, as Doherty made clear inhis first meeting with his new squad, folksmost assuredly won't be discussing deficien-cies in Tar Heel intensity."I told theIn, they better be in shape;'Doherty recalled. "They better be in shapebecause we're going to play harder thanany team in the country. That's what I cancontroL I can't control guys running fasteror jumping higher, but I can control howhard you play."I'll demand that they dive on looseballs. I'll demand that they run the floor.60

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(He told us) hes going todemand us to play hard.

He said it in such a waythat it was very sincere.

Its no joking matter.if you don )t) you )yenot going to play.)JASON CAPELI'll demand that they play harder than anytean1 we face... and if they don't, they'llsit on the bench. If they don't, then they'llget a size 14 [shoe] up their behind. That'sthe only way I know how to play. Weplayed that way at Notre Dame. We'll playthat way at North Carolina."